Part V：聽(tīng)力與口語(yǔ)訓(xùn)練
短對(duì)話1：
Woman: Is it all right if I ask you a personal question?
Man: You can ask, but I don’t promise to answer.
短對(duì)話2：
Woman: Want to go for a long walk or a bike ride?
Man: You don’t want to study now, do you?
短對(duì)話3：
Woman: I will wear this blue jacket. I like the color on me, don’t you think so?
Man: I think it looks terrific on you, really.
短對(duì)話4：
Man: I can’t find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in town.
Woman: Why not order them on the Internet? It’s easier than running around the town looking for them.
短對(duì)話5：
Woman: Shall I lock the office now before I go home?
Man: Don’t bother. I’ll do it myself later.
短對(duì)話6：
Woman: I’m thinking of taking five courses next semester.
Man: Wouldn’t four be wiser?
短對(duì)話7：
Man: I don’t think Jim particularly likes his cousin.
Woman: There have been hard feelings between them for years.
短對(duì)話8：
Woman: I hope you can help me organize some ideas for this composition.
Man: I’ve been having a hard time myself.
單詞與短語(yǔ)
a personal question 一個(gè)私人問(wèn)題；promise v.承諾；jacket n.茄克衫；terrific adj.極好的；jogging shoes 跑鞋；run around the town在市里兜來(lái)兜去；lock vt.鎖上；bother v.費(fèi)麻煩；wiser(adj.)更聰明的作法；particularly adv.特別地； organize vt.組織；composition n.作文；hard feelings不快的情感經(jīng)歷
Part VI：快速閱讀
Fast Food(快餐)
Since the late 1900s, Americans have begun to fully(全面) believe in(信奉) their “fast food culture”(文化). In 1994 alone(僅僅), fast food restaurants in the United States sold over 5 billion(十億) hamburgers(漢堡), making it a favorite(喜愛(ài)的) meal and an important commodity(商品). Each day in 1996, seven percent of the population(人口) ate at the 11,400 McDonald’s(麥當(dāng)勞連鎖店); males(男性) from their mid-teens to their early 30s made up(占) 75% of this business. By then, fast food had become a cultural(文化的) phenomenon(現(xiàn)象) that reached beyond(超越) America’s borders(邊界). In 1996, McDonald’s owned(擁有) over 7,000 restaurants in other countries, including: 1,482 in Japan; 430 in France; 63 in China and so on. McDonald’s has also recognized(認(rèn)識(shí)到) some cultural differences. In Germany, for example, the outlets(飲料機(jī)出水口，窗口) sell beer; in France, they sell wine and beer, and in Saudi Arabia(沙特), they have separate(分開(kāi)的) sections(區(qū)域) for men and women and close(關(guān)門(mén)) four times a day for prayers(祈禱者). But for the most part(大多數(shù)情況下), the fast food fare(價(jià)格) is the same, maintaining(保持) the same culture(文化) on an international level(在國(guó)際范圍內(nèi)).
短對(duì)話1：
Woman: Is it all right if I ask you a personal question?
Man: You can ask, but I don’t promise to answer.
短對(duì)話2：
Woman: Want to go for a long walk or a bike ride?
Man: You don’t want to study now, do you?
短對(duì)話3：
Woman: I will wear this blue jacket. I like the color on me, don’t you think so?
Man: I think it looks terrific on you, really.
短對(duì)話4：
Man: I can’t find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in town.
Woman: Why not order them on the Internet? It’s easier than running around the town looking for them.
短對(duì)話5：
Woman: Shall I lock the office now before I go home?
Man: Don’t bother. I’ll do it myself later.
短對(duì)話6：
Woman: I’m thinking of taking five courses next semester.
Man: Wouldn’t four be wiser?
短對(duì)話7：
Man: I don’t think Jim particularly likes his cousin.
Woman: There have been hard feelings between them for years.
短對(duì)話8：
Woman: I hope you can help me organize some ideas for this composition.
Man: I’ve been having a hard time myself.
單詞與短語(yǔ)
a personal question 一個(gè)私人問(wèn)題；promise v.承諾；jacket n.茄克衫；terrific adj.極好的；jogging shoes 跑鞋；run around the town在市里兜來(lái)兜去；lock vt.鎖上；bother v.費(fèi)麻煩；wiser(adj.)更聰明的作法；particularly adv.特別地； organize vt.組織；composition n.作文；hard feelings不快的情感經(jīng)歷
Part VI：快速閱讀
Fast Food(快餐)
Since the late 1900s, Americans have begun to fully(全面) believe in(信奉) their “fast food culture”(文化). In 1994 alone(僅僅), fast food restaurants in the United States sold over 5 billion(十億) hamburgers(漢堡), making it a favorite(喜愛(ài)的) meal and an important commodity(商品). Each day in 1996, seven percent of the population(人口) ate at the 11,400 McDonald’s(麥當(dāng)勞連鎖店); males(男性) from their mid-teens to their early 30s made up(占) 75% of this business. By then, fast food had become a cultural(文化的) phenomenon(現(xiàn)象) that reached beyond(超越) America’s borders(邊界). In 1996, McDonald’s owned(擁有) over 7,000 restaurants in other countries, including: 1,482 in Japan; 430 in France; 63 in China and so on. McDonald’s has also recognized(認(rèn)識(shí)到) some cultural differences. In Germany, for example, the outlets(飲料機(jī)出水口，窗口) sell beer; in France, they sell wine and beer, and in Saudi Arabia(沙特), they have separate(分開(kāi)的) sections(區(qū)域) for men and women and close(關(guān)門(mén)) four times a day for prayers(祈禱者). But for the most part(大多數(shù)情況下), the fast food fare(價(jià)格) is the same, maintaining(保持) the same culture(文化) on an international level(在國(guó)際范圍內(nèi)).